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A Fine and Rare Silver Mounted Hunting Hanger.
Displaying a ‘blackamoor’ head to the pommel.
Steel, silver, stag horn.
England.
Late 17th Century.
Provenance:
Ex Private collection.
The ‘blackamoor’ was a familiar subject in European decorative art, and can be found in jewellery, sculpture and decorative arts, including furniture, and in this case armour. The figure is shown blowing a trumpet, forming part of the guard, and was possibly a known musician in an English court or country house.
Dimensions
Size: 61cm long - 24 ins longThe BADA Standard
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